Would you like to help win some extra funds for your local school? Then tell your child's teacher to enter H&R Block's How Big is a Billion? Contest! There are three prize categories: Elementary School, Middle School and High School and each level will be awarded a Grand Prize ($3,000 grant), 2nd place ($2,000 grant) and 3rd place ($1,000 grant). Check out the winners here.

To enter, teachers must submit real-life examples that illustrate the concept of a billion dollars, in the form of an image and description of the creative concept. The contest is also open to homeschool educators. Limit 8 entries per person. Deadline to enter is March 14 at 11:59 PM CT. The first 50 entrants will each receive a $50 gift card! Submit your entries ASAP at the H&R Block Dollars & Sense Facebook page.

But that's not all. H&R Block is throwing a #HowBigIsABillion Twitter party on March 11 at Noon ET, during which five participants who correctly answer the trivia questions will each win a $200 gift card! RSVP here.

Americans leave more than $1 billion on the table every year by doing their own taxes – a fact demonstrated in H&R Block’s “Get Your Billion Back, America” national advertising campaign by placing $500 on seats in a professional football stadium. Watch the commercial below.

The Giveaway

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Disclosure: I will receive a gift card to facilitate my posting. icefairy's Treasure Chest is not responsible for prize fulfillment.